"half-night stand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-night stands [plural]
Etymology: Back formation from one-night stand. Etymology templates: {{m|en|one-night stand}} one-night stand Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-night stand (plural half-night stands)
  1. (idomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, lasting for less than an entire night, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.
    Sense id: en-half-night_stand-en-noun-S-3WGCeQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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